They aren't just for animal fodder any more. They are a tasty vegetable fit to grow in your garden anywhere you plant it. For food, greens, and for flavor. Even ones 20 lbs and over are great, baked or stewed. It isn't just animal fodder anymore.

We grow this beet every year... using it for livestock food. It keeps well all winter long if you keep it in a cool place where it does not freeze. Must be harvested prior to first frost or it will spoil during storage. High sugar content but does not cause diarrhea which is a problem with some of the other mangles. In the winter you can harvest the greens off of your stored livestock food if you let a little light shine into the food vault. Its a good bank food and I also won second place at the fair.... maybe first place next year. Make sure to thin out the plants and lime the soil.

I grew only one to simply to see how big it would get and it was probably around 15 lbs. The description said it was grown primarily to feed livestock, so I wasn't hoping for much in terms of flavor. The description is also slightly misleading as the flesh inside is white, not red. I left mine in the ground until first frost, and then it sat for a couple weeks in my garage and got a little softer. When I finally cooked it, it was absolutely fantastic. It was better than the other two other varieties of beets that I had planted (one red and one yellow). I will definitely plant a few of these next year.